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First Quarter Examination
Grade 9 Science (Biology)
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Test I. Read each question carefully and completely. Encircle the letter of your choice that corresponds to
the best answer.
1. Which of these is the job of the respiratory system?
A. Holding up the body and giving it support and shape.
B. Gas exchange between the external environment and the body's circulatory system.
C. Breaking down food for it to be used by the body.
D. Responsible for distributing materials throughout the body.

2. The two major organs of the respiratory system where the gas exchange takes place and carbon dioxide
is given off and oxygen taken in.
A. kidneys B. lungs C. intestines D. diaphragm

3. Small air sacs in the lungs where many capillaries exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen taken into the
body.
A. bronchi B. alveoli C. trachea D. bronchioles

4. What happens to your diaphragm when you exhale?

A. it relaxes C. it contracts
B. it relaxes and contracts D. it absorbs air

5. What happens to your diaphragm when you inhale?

A. it relaxes C. it contracts
B. it relaxes and contracts D. it releases air

6. Which is the correct pathway of air in the lungs?

A. nose → nasal passages → trachea → bronchi → bronchioles → alveoli
B. nasal passages → nose → trachea → bronchi → bronchioles → alveoli
C. nasal passages → nose → trachea → bronchioles→ bronchi → alveoli
D. nose → nasal passages → trachea → bronchioles→ bronchi → alveoli

7. What blood type is also known as the universal donor?

A. blood type A B. blood type B C. blood type AB D. blood type O

8. What is the blood type that is considered as the universal recipient?

A. blood type A B. blood type B C. blood type AB D. blood type O

9. These carry air into the lungs.

A. bronchi and bronchiole tubes C. alveoli
B. sinuses D. airsacs

10. A large muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and helps with breathing.
A. larynx C. trachea
B. diaphragm D. ribs

11. Who is the Australian who worked in his garden and governed the laws of genetics?
A. Charles Darwin C. Louis Pasteur
B. Gregor Mendel D. Alexander Fleming

12. Which of the following will develop a third phenotype that is blending?
A. codominance C. dominance
B. incomplete dominance D. recessiveness

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13. What type of dominance is shown when both alleles are expressed?
A. codominance C. dominance
B. incomplete dominance D. recessiveness

14. Pollutants dumped into the rivers and streams eventually find their way to ______.
A. the ocean B. the atmosphere C. the hydrosphere D. groundwater supplies

15. Which of the following is glucose?

A. 𝐶7 𝐻12 𝑂6 B. 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂7 C. 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6 D. 𝐶6 𝐻6 𝑂12

16. Which of the following is always paired with thymine?

A. adenine B. guanine C. cytosine D. pyrimidine

17. Which of the following is the correct equation for photosynthesis?

A. 6𝐶𝑂2 + 6𝐻2 𝑂 + Light → 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6 + 6𝑂2
B. 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6 → 2𝐶3 𝐻6 𝑂3 + 2ATP
C. 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6 → 2𝐶5 𝐻5 𝑂𝐻 + 2𝐶𝑂2 + 2ATP
D. 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6 + 6𝑂2 → 𝐶𝑂2 + 6𝐻2 𝑂 + energy

18. Which of the following is the correct equation for cellular respiration?
A. 6𝐶𝑂2 + 6𝐻2 𝑂 + Light → 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6 + 6𝑂2
B. 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6 → 2𝐶3 𝐻6 𝑂3 + 2ATP
C. 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6 → 2𝐶5 𝐻5 𝑂𝐻 + 2𝐶𝑂2 + 2ATP
D. 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6 + 6𝑂2 → 𝐶𝑂2 + 6𝐻2 𝑂 + energy

19. One chain of a DNA molecule has a nucleotide sequence C, C, G, C, T. What is the sequence of the
nucleotides on its partner chain?
A. G, G, C, G, A C. T, T, C, G, A
B. A, A, G, C, C D. A, A, T, A, C

20. Plants make food by absorbing water and carbon dioxide. Which of the following substances is the origin
of oxygen released as gas by green plants during photosynthesis?
A. water C. carbon dioxide
B. sugar D. ribulose-1,5-biphosphate

21. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are gases that cycle out in the ecosystem. Which of the following gases is
important to photosynthesis?
A. ozone gas B. water vapor C. oxygen D. carbon dioxide

22. Plants are considered as food makers. In which of the following cell organelles does photosynthesis
occur?
A. ribosome B. chlorophyll C. chloroplast D. mitochondrion

23. The light-dependent reaction of photosynthesis must come first before the light independent reaction
because its products are important to the fixation of carbon dioxide. Which of the following is/are the
product/s of the light–dependent reaction?
A. ADP only B. NADPH only C. ATP only D. NADPH and ATP

24. Plants are very unique among other organisms due to their capability to trap sunlight and make their own
food. Which of the following enables plants to trap energy from the sun?
A. epidermis B. chloroplast C. cuticle D. chlorophyll

25. All organisms get energy from food to perform different life processes. This is done in the cells by
breaking down sugar molecules into chemical energy. Which of the following cell organelles is associated
with the production of chemical energy?
A. chloroplast B. mitochondrion C. endoplasmic reticulum D. nucleus

26. Pyruvate is the product of glycolysis. If there is no oxygen available to cells of the human body, what
becomes of pyruvate?
A. alcohol B. lactic acid C. CO2 D. A and C

27. If you did not eat for three days, where did your cell get the glucose for ATP production?
A. blood sugar C. glycogen present in the muscle
B. glycogen in the liver D. protein in the blood

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28. How many molecule/s of carbon dioxide is/are released from one pyruvic acid molecule being oxidized?
A. 1 B. 3 C. 2 D. 4

29. During the synthesis of ATP, what is the direction of hydrogen flow?
A. from matrix to intermembrane space
B. from intermembrane space to matrix
C. from matrix of mitochondrion to cytoplasm
D. from cytoplasm to matrix of mitochondrion

30. A farmer is experiencing a problem in growing his crops. Most of the leaves of the crops are turning
yellow. Which of the following will likely result from the yellowing of the leaves of the crops?
A. It will increase the production of food.
B. It will decrease the production of food.
C. The production of food will remain the same.
D. None of the above.

31. Abby wants to know if leaves are capable of making food during nighttime. Which of the following
experimental design should Abby do to get an accurate answer to her question?
A. Put one potted plant in a very dark place over night and test for the presence of starch.
B. Cover the plant with paper bag overnight and test for the presence of starch.
C. Put one potted plant under the sun and the other in a shaded area for two hours and test for the
presence of starch.
D. Cover one leaf of a potted plant with carbon paper for two hours and test for the presence of starch.

32. Which of the following materials are cycled out by the chloroplast and mitochondrion?
A. Carbon dioxide, water, oxygen, and ATP
B. Carbon dioxide, water, sugar and oxygen
C. Sugar, water, oxygen, and ATP
D. Sugar, water, sunlight, and oxygen

33. When cells breakdown a sugar molecule completely to produce chemical energy (ATP), the cells need
the following materials_________.
A. sugar and oxygen C. sugar only
B. sugar and water D. sugar and carbon dioxide

34. A vegetable farmer wants to increase his harvest. Which of the following conditions should the farmer
consider?
A. the kind of soil only C. the amount of water only
B. the location of the plots only D. all of the above

35. Oxygen is essential in cellular respiration. What is the role of oxygen in the electron transport chain?
A. It provides a high energy proton. C. It serves as the final acceptor.
B. It releases an electron. D. It forms water.

36. What will happen if ATP and NADPH are already used up at night?
A. Less oxygen will be produced. C. Glucose production will stop.
B. Less carbon dioxide will be used. D. Water molecule will split to form electrons.

37. Which of the following best explains why planting trees and putting up urban gardens can help prevent
global warming?
A. Plants produce oxygen during day time and perform transpiration.
B. Plants absorb carbon dioxide that contributes to the rising of earth’s temperature.
C. Plants perform photosynthesis.
D. Plants use up carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, release oxygen to the environment, and perform
transpiration.

38. Sugarcane juice is used in making table sugar which is extracted from the stem of the plant. Trace the
path of sugar molecules found in the stem from where they are produced.
A. root ---- stem C. flowers ---- leaf ----stem
B. leaf ----- stem D. roots --- leaf ---- stem

39. What is used to determine the probability for one’s offspring?

A. test cross B. punnett square C. back cross D. square knots

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40. Which of the following is NOT a component of the blood?
A. plasma B. red blood cells C. white blood cells D. none of these

41. It is a type of pulmonary disease involving damage to the airsacs.

A. bronchitis B. emphysema C. tuberculosis D. laryngitis

42. It is a condition in which there is thickening and hardening of the arteries.

A. arterioles B. arteriosclerosis C. arteringitis D. hyperclerosis

43. Which of the following is FALSE?

A. Genes are found in chromosome.
B. Humans have 22 pairs of chromosomes.
C. Chromosomes are found inside the nucleus.
D. The arms of chromosomes are joined together by centromere.

44. What is the phenotypic ratio of a dihybrid cross?

A. 4:3:3:1 B. 9:3:3:1 C. 1:2:1:1 D. 4:5:1:2

45. Some endangered species of plants in tropical rain forests may be sources of _____.
A. fossil fuel B. medicine C. carbon D. hazardous waste

46. Complete the statement: Humans are using ______ natural resources than they did 100 years ago.
A. fewer B. better C. more D. any

47. What is the group of the same organisms living together for a given period of time?
A. ecosystem C. colony
B. population D. community

48. What is the formula we use to know the population density?

A. Population density = no. of individuals x size of area
B. Population density = no. of individuals ÷ size of area
C. Population density = size of area ÷ no. of individuals
D. Population density = size of area + no. of individuals

49. Which of the following is the correct equation for ethanol fermentation?
A. 6𝐶𝑂2 + 6𝐻2 𝑂 + Light → 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6 + 6𝑂2
B. 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6 → 2𝐶3 𝐻6 𝑂3 + 2ATP
C. 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6 → 2𝐶5 𝐻5 𝑂𝐻 + 2𝐶𝑂2 + 2ATP
D. 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6 + 6𝑂2 → 𝐶𝑂2 + 6𝐻2 𝑂 + energy

50. The average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere may rise as a result of ______.
A. the greenhouse effect B. water pollution C. garbage dumping D. air pollution

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Prepared by:

RANDOLF N. CRUZ
Subject Teacher

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